Commentary
Affirmative action programs in education are being dismantled all around the country, and the new administration in Washington is promising to continue a major shakeup in this arena.
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Opinion
If There Is Still a Place for Affirmative Action in Education, It Lies at the Back End
Children read in the library at Yung Wing School in New York City on Feb. 2, 2022. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Lucia Dunn
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Lucia Dunn is professor emerita of economics at The Ohio State University, Columbus. Prof. Dunn received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She was previously on the faculties of Purdue, Northwestern, and the University of Florida, Gainesville where she was the director of the Survey Program for the University of Florida Business School. Most of her published research has focused on labor market and consumer debt issues.
